It was just a little over a year ago that Valley Center (CA) High School star baseball player, Conrad Murphy, was on his way to a Saturday morning practice when an oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and hit him head-on. Conrad sustained major head injuries and was in critical condition for weeks. However, this [...]
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If you have children playing sports, you may have been asked to sign a liability waiver meant to indemnify a school or organization. But have you ever really read the document and discovered rights you may be signing away? This article sheds light on the legal verbiage commonly found in many such waivers.
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Lennox Little League in Los Angeles got an unexpected gift from an unusual source – a local strip club. Here is an article with the details. In tomorrow’s post you’ll learn of the fallout from this donation.
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Enjoy these awe-inspiring photos from the week of sports courtesy of NBC.com. You can see the previous week’s at the end of each montage.
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What an absolutely terrific article about Peyton Manning written by ESPN.com’s Rick Reilly. Even if you weren’t a fan before you will be after you read this.
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The L.A. Times’ Chris Erskine has written a humorous article sure to resonate with any of us who have ever coached a youth sports team of any kind. In this piece he imagines the emails sent from coach to parents as the season goes on. Below is a snippet: Some of you have been inquiring [...]
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This uplifting article, written by the L.A. Times’ T.J. Simers, tells the story of how a community and an entertainment legend, rallied to make hundreds of little ball players very happy.
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Cory Hahn had what every youth ball player dreams of. Drafted out of high school, full-ride scholarship to one of the nation’s top college programs, and a likely future as a millionaire baseball player. Then one tragic play changed everything. The LA Times’ Bill Plashcke writes about Cory and his new, special bond with his [...]
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Warren Buffett has attributed much of his success to his early days running his own paper route. He often laments the fact that no longer is the paper delivered by youngsters on bicycles because he believes in the character, discipline and work ethic that line of work instilled in boys and girls. One such boy, [...]
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One of the fiercest competitors and nicest guys is taken away too early. Here is a great article by SI’s Tom Verducci on Hall of Famer Gary Carter who passed away at the age of 57.
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